Dinner is nice, but it's going to take dollars to get Jennings to sign in Minnesota. It's a fascinating potential deal because the Packers remain very much alive for Jennings. The future of tight end Jermichael Finley also could hang in the balance; he might be asked to take a pay cut if Jennings returns to Green Bay for big money.

As we saw with Wes Welker, these negotiations with proud veterans sometimes come down to respect. The Vikings are doing their best to show the love.